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The Phalacridae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) of Canada: New Records, Distribution, and Bionomics with a Particular Focus on the Atlantic Canadian Fauna A peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeysTh 2: 209-220 e Phalacridae (2008) of Canada: new records, distribution, and bionomics with a particular ... 209 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.2.16 RESEARCH ARTICLE www.pensoftonline.net/zookeys Launched to accelerate biodiversity research The Phalacridae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) of Canada: new records, distribution, and bionomics with a particular focus on the Atlantic Canadian fauna Christopher G. Majka1, Matthew L. Gimmel2, David Langor3 1 Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 2 Louisiana State Arthropod Museum, Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University, 402 Life Sciences Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA 3 Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Centre, 122 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Corresponding author: Christopher G. Majka ([email protected]) Academic editor: Jan Klimaszewski | Received 25 July 2008 | Accepted 5 September 2008 | Published 17 September 2008 Citation: Majka CG, Gimmel ML, Langor D (2008) Th e Phalacridae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) of Canada: new records, distribution, and bionomics with a particular focus on the Atlantic Canadian fauna. In: Majka CG, Klimaszewski J (Eds) Biodiversity, Biosystematics, and Ecology of Canadian Coleoptera. ZooKeys 2: 209-220. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.2.16 Abstract Th e Canadian Phalacridae are briefl y surveyed. Two species, Phalacrus politus Melsheimer and Olibrus vittatus LeConte, are newly recorded in Canada. As a result, eight phalacrids are now known to occur in Canada. Th irteen new provincial records are reported including one from Saskatchewan, two from Mani- toba, two from New Brunswick, three from Nova Scotia, two from Prince Edward Island, and three from Newfoundland and Labrador. Th e four species and ten provincial records of Phalacridae reported from provinces in Atlantic Canada are the fi rst records of this family in the region. Information on the bionom- ics of these species is briefl y summarized. Th e species include Phalacrus penicillatus Say, Phalacrus politus Melsheimer (a smut-feeding species associated with corn, sorghum, and other grasses), Olibrus vittatus LeConte, Olibrus semistriatus LeConte (an abundant fl oricolous species found in the heads of several gen- era of Asteraceae), Acylomus pugetanus Casey (an ergot-feeding beetle associated with various grains and wild grasses), and Stilbus apicalis (Melsheimer) (an apparently surface-feeding, mold-grazing, facultatively parthenogenic species). Th e discovery of P. politus on insular Newfoundland is particularly noteworthy and represents a range extension of about 1,260 km. Th e possible origins of this apparently isolated and disjunct population are discussed, focusing on the glacial history of the region. Keywords Coleoptera, Phalacridae, Phalacrus, Olibrus, Acylomus, Stilbus, Litochropus, Atlantic Canada, Canada, bio- diversity, disjunct populations Copyright Christopher G. Majka et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. 210 Christopher G. Majka, Matthew L. Gimmel & David Langor / ZooKeys 2: 209-220 (2008) Introduction Th e Phalacridae (the shining fl ower and mold beetles) is a poorly known family, badly in need of taxonomic revision. Th e last comprehensive treatment of the Nearctic fauna was by Casey (1916). Th ere are 635 described species worldwide, of which 122 are found in North America (Gimmel, unpublished data). Of these only six species were reported in Canada by Campbell (1991), none of which were recorded from Atlantic Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island). Campbell (1991) characterized the Phalacridae and Ptiliidae as the two most poorly known families of beetles in Canada. Since that time Sörensson (2003) and Majka and Sörensson (2007) have surveyed the ptiliid fauna of Atlantic Canada and recorded many new species. Until now, there has been no commensurate study of the Phalacridae. Methods and conventions Codens (following Evenhuis 2007) of collections consulted in this study are: ACNS Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada ACPE Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada CBU Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada CFNL Canadian Forest Service, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada CGMC Christopher G. Majka collection, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada DAL Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada DHWC David H. Webster collection, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada GSC Gary Selig collection, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada JCC Joyce Cook Collection, North Augusta, Ontario, Canada JOC Jeff rey Ogden collection, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada MNHN Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France MUN Memorial University of Newfoundland collection, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (currently on long term loan to the Canadian Forest Service, Edmonton, Alberta) NFRC Northern Forest Research Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada NSAC Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, Canada NSMC Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada NSNR Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, Canada RWC Reginald Webster Collection, Charters Settlement, New Brunswick, Canada UMNB Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada UNH University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, United States Th e taxonomy and nomenclature follows Steiner (2002). Identifi cation of specimens was done by employing the keys of Steiner (2002) to the level of genus, and then to the level of species by using the keys in Downie and Arnett (1996) and by comparisons with authoritatively identifi ed type and non-type specimens. Th e Phalacridae of Canada: new records, distribution, and bionomics with a particular ... 211 Results Eight species of Phalacridae are now known to occur in Canada (Table 1). Specifi c details follow. Phalacrus penicillatus Say, 1824 MANITOBA: Division No. 7, Aweme, 16.VII.1917, N. Criddle (1, NFRC). SAS- KATCHEWAN: Division No. 8, Lancer Ferry, 30.VI.1975, (1, NFRC). Phalacrus penicillatus is newly recorded from Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Th e species is a western North American one that has been recorded in the United States from Arizona, California, Idaho, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, and Wash- ington (LeConte 1856; Casey 1916; Snow 1906; Hatch 1962; Bechtel et al. 1983; Caterino 2006) and in Canada from British Columbia (Hatch 1962; Campbell 1991). No specifi c information on its biology is available, but it is probably associated with smuts like other species in the genus Phalacrus. Table 1. A checklist of Canadian Phalacridae Distribution Phalacrus penicillatus Say BC, MB, SK / AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, NM, NV, OR, WA Phalacrus politus Melsheimer NF / CT, FL, IN, LA, MA, ME, MI, MO, NC, NH, NY, RI, TN Olibrus rufi pes LeConte BC / OR Olibrus semistriatus LeConte MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE / AZ, CO, IN, KS, NH, NY, PA, RI Olibrus vittatus LeConte MB / CO, FL, IL, LA, NM, NY, ND, SD Acylomus pugetanus Casey LB, MB, NS, ON, QC / AR, CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV Stilbus apicalis (Melsheimer) BC, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC / CA, CT, FL, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, NH, NY, OR, PA, RI, WA, WV Litochropus scalptus Casey QC / DC, LA, MN, NC Notes: Canadian jurisdictions are listed followed by those in the United States. Boldface entries signify new records reported in this paper. Canada: BC, British Columbia; LB, Labrador; MB, Manitoba; NB, New Brunswick; NF, insular Newfoundland; NS, Nova Scotia; ON, Ontario; QC, Québec; PE, Prince Edward Island; SK, Saskatchewan; United States: AZ, Arizona; CA, California; CO, Colorado; CT, Connecticut; DC, District of Columbia; DE, Delaware; FL, Florida; IA, Iowa; ID, Idaho; IL, Illinois; IN, Indiana; KS, Kansas; KY, Kentucky; LA, Louisi- ana; MA, Massachusetts; MD, Maryland; ME, Maine; MI, Michigan; MN, Minnesota; MO, Missouri; MT, Montana; NC, North Carolina; ND, North Dakota; NE, Nebraska; NH, New Hampshire; NJ, New Jersey; NM, New Mexico; NV, Nevada; NY, New York; OH, Ohio; OR, Oregon; PA, Pennsylvania; RI, Rhode Island; SD, South Dakota; TN, Tennessee; VA, Virginia; VT, Vermont; WA, Washington; WI, Wisconsin; WV, West Virginia. 212 Christopher G. Majka, Matthew L. Gimmel & David Langor / ZooKeys 2: 209-220 (2008) Phalacrus politus Melsheimer, 1844 NEWFOUNDLAND: Terra Nova National Park, Salton Brook, 21.VI.1978, (15, MUN); Gander, 20.VI.1981, (1, MUN); South Pond, 27.VI.1980, Brennan and D. Larson, beaver pond, (1, MUN). Phalacrus politus is newly recorded in Canada (Fig. 1). Th e species is widely distrib- uted in the eastern United States from Maine south to Florida and west to Louisiana, Missouri, and Michigan (Casey 1916; Leng 1920; Leonard 1928; Downie and Arnett 1996; Chandler 2001; Gimmel 2008). Specimens of Phalacrus politus were reported on sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, Poaceae) by Hayes (1920). Steiner (1984) found adults and larvae in the powdery galls of corn smut, Ustilago maydis (Dc.) Cda growing on corn, Zea mays L., and in an unidentifi ed smut on the panic grass, Panicum dichotomifl orum Michx. (Poaceae). Specimens of Phalacrus politus have also been col- lected in western Maine [Augusta, 21.VIII.1943, A.E. Brower, (1, UNH); Brunswick, 17.IX.1939, A.E. Brower, (2, UNH); Gilead, 26.VIII.1956, A.E. Brower, (1, UNH); Lexington,
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